Football:
Ian Boyd does a really good job of breaking down TCU - and he’s not wrong when he says they won’t be expected to be a contender in 2018. But... I think Gary Patterson quietly likes the makeup of his team, and they could surprise people.
Travin Howard was essentially a LB/S dime hybrid that brought a ton of flexibility to the defense.
Patterson’s 4-2-5 defense’ survival into the modern spread era depended on Howard’s ability to essentially be a cross between a box safety and a weak side LB.